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Originally Posted by AshleyO
And what is it that Republicans want in order to not shut down government again?
A balanced budget amendment
Approving Keystone XL
Eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood
Medicare privatization
Tax reform, as outlined by Paul Ryan
The REINS Act, which would require Congress to approve significant federal regulations
Means-testing Social Security
Defunding Obamacare
Allowing employers to eliminate insurance coverage for birth control
An expansion of off-shore drilling
Preserving all the Bush tax cuts
“Trillions” in budget cuts
Slashing funding for food stamps
Protecting mountaintop strip mining
Stripping the EPA of authority to regulate greenhouse gases
Loosening regulation on coal ash
Delaying Obamacare implementation by one year
Repealing a tax on medical devices
Eliminating Social Service Block Grants
Expanding drilling on federal lands
Restricting the child tax credit
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To emphasize the crazy, they want these things in exchange for letting the government be open for six weeks, or approximately a month and a half.